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  • The Crimson Spell, Volume 2 by Ayano Yamane

    The Crimson Spell, Volume 2 by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A curse is a difficult thing to break. Vald, prince of Alsvieth upon taking up arms to defend his country was beset with a curse that transforms him into a ravenous cannibalistic beast...
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    demons  magic  fantasy  m-m  contemporary  paranormal  humor  queer
  • The Write Hook by Robyn Peterman

    The Write Hook by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Midlife is full of surprises. Not all of them are working for me.At forty-two I’ve had my share of ups and downs. Relatively normal, except when the definition of normal changes… drastically...
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  • Crimson Spell, Vol. 3 by Ayano Yamane

    Crimson Spell, Vol. 3 by Ayano Yamane

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Prince Vald continues his journey with the sorcerer Halvi, seeking a means to break the curse that causes him to transform into a demon at night. But enemies looking to take the power of Vald’s cursed sword for themselves bewitch Halvi in an attempt to make him fight the young prince! Forced to the brink, Halvi makes a crucial choice.Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences...
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    magic  demons  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  humor  queer
  • All The Write Moves by Robyn Peterman

    All The Write Moves by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Going to Hell has never been on my bucket list… until now.The fact that I can speak that sentence without laughing or losing my mind is absurd. However, my life has veered into a very tricky tale that rivals any of my books.The villain has been banished. I’ve written her right into an infernal doom...
  • The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake

    The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell’s mother, Claire, made her a peace sign piñata filled with wishes for a better planet instead of candy. When she got her period, her mother held a womanhood ceremony at their café and invited the neighborhood. On her sixteenth birthday, they celebrated with a drum circle...
  • In Bed with the Vampire by Milly Taiden

    In Bed with the Vampire by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New SeriesNew HellNew Level of Funnyand New Romance!In this fun installment of Hellscape Holidays, the devil and his BFF are up to no good with their antics. They set their sights on a new couple at Hellscape Holidays and making sure everyone is getting jiggy with it. Not gonna lie, I kinda feel bad for these people...not really...
  • My Big Fat Hairy Wedding by Robyn Peterman

    My Big Fat Hairy Wedding by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A forty-something Werewolf supermodel, five supernaturally screwed up bridesmaids, and a demonic mother of the groom determined to ruin the wedding.Awesome…. not. How has my life come to this? Not sure who I screwed over in a past life to end up with a heinous mother-in-law who thinks my wedding is for her. If I didn’t love Chance more than myself—which is a lot—I’d rethink the entire hot mess...
  • Daisy's Vintage Cornish Camper Van by Ali McNamara

    Daisy's Vintage Cornish Camper Van by Ali McNamara

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to the gorgeous Cornish town of St Felix, where there's magic in the air... When Ana inherits a broken-down camper van from her best friend, she takes the chance for a quick trip to Cornwall - some sea air and fish and chips on the beach is just the tonic she needs. But St Felix has bigger plans for Ana...
  • Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop: The heart-warming, romantic read we all need right now (St Felix) by Ali McNamara

    Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop: The heart-warming, romantic read we all need right now (St Felix) by Ali McNamara

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Welcome to the glorious little Cornish town of St Felix - where romance and magic sparkle in the summer air'An enchanting escape to the seaside. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain'St Felix has stolen my heart yet again; a perfect, sparkling, summer read.' Cathy BramleyKate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her own little craft shop in the idyllic harbour town of St Felix...
  • The Demon's Dealbreaker (Possessive Love) by Delaney Rain

    The Demon's Dealbreaker (Possessive Love) by Delaney Rain

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A witch, two fairies, a minor god, and four demons walk into a bar and suddenly Dwyer Eamonn’s life will never be the same.Turns out that Dwyer’s parents promised him—their firstborn—as payment when they made eight different deals with various supernatural beings. At the stroke of midnight on his twenty-first birthday, every single claimant comes calling, ready to make Dwyer their heir...
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    magic  demons  fantasy  m-m  paranormal  humor  monsters  bad boys
  • Hitched to the Dragon by Milly Taiden

    Hitched to the Dragon by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 2 in the Hellscape Holidays SeriesAlpha dragon shifter Cooper Dawson didn’t plan on visiting Hellscape Holidays Resort. It’s not his fault he crashed on the beach, barely clinging to life after a battle. Saved by a witch, he owes her a life debt...
  • The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms

    The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Two moms as opposite as a Happy Meal and a quinoa bowl. What a difference a week makes in a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud novel by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler.Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares...
  • A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins

    A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins comes another “mesmerizing fusion of the mystical and the everyday” (Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author) in her Dove Pond series—and this time Ava’s famous tea leaves spell trouble ahead.Ava Dove—the sixth of seven daughters of the famed Dove family, and owner of Ava’s Landscaping and Specialty Gourmet Tea—is frantic...
  • One Bite by Jennifer Blackstream

    One Bite by Jennifer Blackstream

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Irina is determined to continue her fight for freedom. Freedom for her from her evil sorceress stepmother, and freedom for every faction in the kingdom of Dacia. Unfortunately, her stepmother isn’t about to let that happen and she’s got a poisoned apple and a glass coffin with Irina’s name on them… Kirill is a vampire prince determined to be a vampire king...
  • Hellbound With You by KazzenlX

    Hellbound With You by KazzenlX

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “Little lamb, let me tell you this. You’re standing before the gates of hell right now. Doing this means ruining your life. Are you ready to step down to hell with me?”As the silence dragged on, the man’s lips curved up into a triumphant, mocking smile and his hand landed on her head. He ruffled her hair and leaned in on her.“Hell is not a good place, at least for a little lamb like you...
  • Held by a Monster by Kenzie Kelly

    Held by a Monster by Kenzie Kelly

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    On the run for my life, I stumbled into a monster's arms.A bunch of sick, rich jerks take women no one will miss and set them loose to hunt in a twisted game. But they aren’t the only monsters in the woods.Drym is a creature straight out of my worst nightmares—complete with horns, tail, and a killer physique. A beast who might just be the bodyguard I need to keep me safe from the men hunting me...
  • Link with Me by Milly Taiden

    Link with Me by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bookworms, Werewolves, and Meddling Matchmakers, Oh My! When Gerri Wilder joins a book club, she has no idea she's about to become the ringleader of a matchmaking circus. Armed with romance novels and good intentions, these meddling ladies are determined to spark love between their stubborn offspring...
  • Macabre Magic by L.H. Cosway

    Macabre Magic by L.H. Cosway

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Included in Shiver: 13 Sexy Tales of Humor and Horror.When you’re married to an illusionist, you never know what surprise is around the corner.Matilda believes she doesn’t scare easily. Horror films make her laugh rather than jump in terror. Jay begs to differ. With just the right magic trick, he thinks he can give his wife a scare for Halloween, so the two make a bet...
  • Grown Ups by Marian Keyes

    Grown Ups by Marian Keyes

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    A brand-new book from the #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Woman Who Stole My Life.They're a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together--birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family...
  • Begin Again by Val Sims

    Begin Again by Val Sims

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eden McBride spent her whole life coloring within the lines. But when her fiancé dumps her one month before the wedding, and she suddenly finds herself with nothing to show for all the love, time and energy she invested in her four-year relationship, Eden is done following the rules...
  • Her Lucky Love by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Her Lucky Love by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brayden Cooper has always been lucky. It's in his blood and in the coin that he has hanging on a leather tie around his neck. He has everything in the world he could ever want: money, a job, brothers he loves, and the luck that comes with his powers. Yet he's empty. Everyone but him knows he loves Allison, yet it's going to take something stronger than luck to bring them together...
  • Damned and Desirable by Tara West

    Damned and Desirable by Tara West

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **Warning, this book contains scenes of dead people having sex, only really sexy dead people, not zombies or sparkly vampires. Rest assured, no body parts fell off during the making of these sex scenes, just bras and undies, and no fangs or hammers were used during foreplay...
  • Love Monster, Vol. 1 by Riko Miyagi

    Love Monster, Vol. 1 by Riko Miyagi

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    After failing the entrance exams to her school of choice, Hiyoko Osora gets an acceptance letter from SM Academy...
  • Devil's Curse by S.A. Bayne, Stephanie Rowe

    Devil's Curse by S.A. Bayne, Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In this delightful paranormal romance romp by New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe writing as SA Bayne, the fate of the world is at risk when Satan's top soul-snatcher falls for the conflicted assassin sent to kill her boss.Becca is so done being Satan's favorite minion. If she doesn't escape soon, she'll be trapped forever...
  • From the Desk of Lady Miss by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory

    From the Desk of Lady Miss by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hopelessly sad and lightly drab Janet takes a spin with Lady Miss Jacqueline in this hysterically funny short story of a magical wig that turns a wallflower into the flashiest bulb in the room. Does Lady Miss go too far? Always!Lady Miss Jacqueline swears that hair makes a difference...
  • Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by Kerry Barrett

    Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by Kerry Barrett

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A Kind of Magic Part-time witch, full-time glamorous high-flyer Esme Mcleod rubs shoulders with celebrities for a living, has a sort-of-boyfriend …and just enough magic in her fingertips to solve life’s little irritations; why shouldn’t she cast a little spell to catch the busy barman’s attention, or to summon a latte to aid her all-nighters? Called back to her small Scottish home town and...
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    magic  fantasy  humor  contemporary  paranormal
  • The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins

    The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Three lives converge as a wildly talented baker returns to Dove Pond to face her past in this entry in the charming series that proves that sometimes miracles really do happen...Ella Dove is an acclaimed baker whose desserts spark vivid, cherished memories in those who taste them. A restless soul, Ella goes wherever the wind takes her—but driven by a haunting dream, she’s coming home to Dove Pond...
  • The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

    The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins crafts an unforgettable story about a sleepy Southern town, two fiercely independent women, and a truly magical friendship.Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books have always been more than just objects: they live, they breathe, and sometimes they even speak...
  • Dead Vampires Don't Date by Meredith Allen Conner

    Dead Vampires Don't Date by Meredith Allen Conner

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kate Storm is your typical everyday mortal witch. She owns her own matchmaking business, hangs out with her vampire best friend, Morgan and enjoys the company of Big Al, her hit man channeling Chihuahua. Plus there’s a certain demon that she has her eye on. Life is pretty good until her first important non-human client winds up dead and his body is dumped at her back door...
  • Have We Met? by Camille Baker

    Have We Met? by Camille Baker

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    What if you already met the soul mate you were destined to be with? And you didn’t even know it?After losing her best friend to cancer, Corinne’s life is in flux...
  • The Book Charmer (1) (Dove Pond Series) by Karen Hawkins

    The Book Charmer (1) (Dove Pond Series) by Karen Hawkins

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Prepare to fall under the spell of “this sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing story” (Shelf Awareness) following two fiercely independent women and their truly magical friendship in a sleepy Southern town, from New York Times bestselling author of Karen Hawkins.Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books live, breathe, and sometimes even speak...
  • Believe It or Not by Tawna Fenske

    Believe It or Not by Tawna Fenske

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Do you believe in...accounting? Numbers never lie, so Violet McGinn found safe haven in the most boring profession she could find. Until her renowned psychic mother lands in the hospital and Violet has to run her business. Now you can have your taxes filed and your aura read, in one convenient location. Do you believe in..
  • My Dear Friend Janet by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory

    My Dear Friend Janet by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Poor Janet and fifty shades of beige. At least her inner voice, the sensational Lady Miss Jacqueline, is coming out in an outrageously finny short story about magic, courage, and - oh honey - the wigs!Janet Williams is practically invisible. If only she had the pluck to speak up at work, flirt with the handsome barista she sees every day, and realize how special she is...
  • The Moment We Met by Camille Baker

    The Moment We Met by Camille Baker

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A meddling app says she’s about to meet her match, but which of the four possibilities is the one—and more importantly, is she ready for love? Find out in this novel about family, soul mates, and chasing dreams by the author of Have We Met?Tiwanda Harris’s thirtieth birthday is a turning point...
  • The Secrets of Ghosts by Sarah Painter

    The Secrets of Ghosts by Sarah Painter

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Step back into the magical world of Pendleford with Sarah Painter’s new book The Secrets of Ghosts. Don’t miss the magical, heart-warming from the bestselling author of The Language of Spells! On her twenty-first birthday Katie Harper has only one wish: to become a real Harper woman...
  • Eligible Billionaire by Mac Flynn

    Eligible Billionaire by Mac Flynn

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Dakota Combes’s life of paperwork and boredom was about to come to a sudden and romantic end courtesy of her handsome and wealthy boss, David Dives. He’s the playboy of the floors, a wealthy bachelor with a penchant for female company, but she’s lost in the crowd of beautiful faces that surround her cubicle...
  • The Last Chance Motel by Karen Hawkins

    The Last Chance Motel by Karen Hawkins

    Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every big romance deserves a second chance. But Evan and Jessica Cho Graham are looking at the last chance: more specifically, The Last Chance Motel in Dove Pond, NC where Jessica has escaped to start a happily independent life, separate from her smart, sexy, but driven husband.Evan has been wildly successful in every endeavor, except keeping the heart of the one woman he loves more than anything...
  • Stolen Innocence by Mac Flynn

    Stolen Innocence by Mac Flynn

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The paranormal has a way of creeping up on the least prepared. For Faith Luvena it strolls through the doors of the flower shop where she works. The pale gentleman has a dark allure around him that draws her to him and draws out a hidden, lustful animal within her...
  • Batter Up by Robyn Neeley

    Batter Up by Robyn Neeley

    Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She mixes more than flour and sugar into her cake batter, and he’s about to find out if a little bit of magic is to his taste... Bakeshop owner Emma Stevens has a secret — a delicious, slightly unorthodox secret. Each Monday, she mixes up a premonition to share with the bachelors of Buttermilk Falls, and sets one lucky man on the path to true love...
  • Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour, Sara Khalili

    Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour, Sara Khalili

    Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From one of Iran’s most acclaimed and controversial contemporary writers, his first novel to appear in English—a dazzlingly inventive work of fiction that opens a revelatory window onto what it’s like to live, to love, and to be an artist in today’s Iran. The novel entwines two equally powerful narratives...
  • A Hint of Magic by Claire Chilton

    A Hint of Magic by Claire Chilton

    Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dora Carridine is fed up with her life as a preacher’s daughter and sets out to explore the darker side of life instead. If she can find some magic in the world, then maybe she will find a place she belongs. When she comes across a coven of witches, she takes on their trials to try and join them...
  • Make You Mine by Macy Beckett

    Make You Mine by Macy Beckett

    Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For ninety-nine years, every man in the Dumont family has remained a perpetual bachelor. Residents of Cedar Bayou, Louisiana, whisper about a voodoo hex cast upon the family, sabotaging each man’s chance at marriage. In truth, the Dumont men have their own player personalities to blame, and Marc is no exception. As captain of his family’s riverboat, he’s broken hearts up and down the Mississippi...
  • Beast Billionaire #1 by Mac Flynn

    Beast Billionaire #1 by Mac Flynn

    Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fate has much in store for Maggie O’Hara as her journey into the paranormal begins with a pink slip. When her father is wrongfully fired from his job she’s determined to right the wrong and takes the drastic measure of visiting her father’s employer, the reclusive Randall Forrest. Her escapades into espionage get her caught, but the consequences are not what she expects...
  • Austensibly Ordinary by Alyssa Goodnight

    Austensibly Ordinary by Alyssa Goodnight

    Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    High school English teacher Cate Kendall is in a slump. She lives in a garage apartment, in cringingly close proximity to her mother, who is reveling in her role as the neighborhood’s resident cougar, and she spends her Sunday afternoons with her hunky coworker, losing at Scrabble while he dissects every male she thinks might have romantic potential...
  • Austentatious by Alyssa Goodnight

    Austentatious by Alyssa Goodnight

    Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What happens when an eighteenth century literary darling pops up in the weirdest city in Texas? Magic and weird collide in AUSTENTATIOUS, the story of Nicola James, a left-brainer with a Jane Austen obsession and a carefully finessed life plan. A plan that doesn’t include an enchanted journal or an interfering fairy godmother, who just might be the spirit of Jane Austen herself...
  • The Regulars by Georgia Clark

    The Regulars by Georgia Clark

    Rated: 3.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    -Redbook Best of the Year Pick -PopSugar’s Best Books of the Year -Teen Vogue’s Best Books of the Year -Reading with Robin 2016 Favorite A fierce, feisty, and “compulsively delicious” (Redbook) debut with a magical twist about three ordinary, regular young women who suddenly have their fantasies come true…or do they?Best friends Evie, Krista, and Willow are just trying to make it through their...
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